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Climatological News: 16 - 22 November

Submitted by Sepo Hachigonta on Wed, 2006-05-10 11:41.

"If you think mitigated climate change is expensive, try unmitigated climate change." Richard Gammon

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 Cape town lightning strike. Photo courtesy of David Mockay

New Water Management Tool May Help Ease Effects Of Drought (Wed 18 Nov)

Submitted by Sepo Hachigonta on Wed, 2009-11-18 05:27.
Continued improvement of climate forecasts is resulting in better information about what rainfall and streamflow may look like months in advance. A researcher from North Carolina State University has developed an innovative water management framework that would take advantage of these forecasts...Read more

U.N. urges climate deal to fight "devastating" hunger (Mon 16 Nov)

Submitted by Sepo Hachigonta on Mon, 2009-11-16 12:17.
ROME - The United Nations said on Monday that a climate change deal in Copenhagen next month is crucial to fighting global hunger, which Brazil's president described as "the most devastating weapon of mass destruction." Read more

Greenland Ice Cap Melting Faster Than Ever (Fri 13 Nov)

Submitted by Sepo Hachigonta on Fri, 2009-11-13 06:29.

Satellite observations and a state-of-the art regional atmospheric model have independently confirmed that the Greenland ice sheet is loosing mass at an accelerating rate..Read more